International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This article describes the current status of social work field education in the United Arab Emirates Using a case study approach the authors explore field education differences and commonalities between two federal higher education institutions Although nascent United Arab Emirate professional organizations have been established or are in the process of being established The authors call for further development of field guidelines and standards of practice...

Stoke-on-Trent has shed its 'inadequate' status with Ofsted praising its co-ordinated and relentless drive to improve children's experiences despite pandemic hardships The council came under government intervention in after an inspection found children were not being protected cases were...

Story updated December Almost social workers will no longer be able to in practise in England because they did not renew their registration this year according to provisional figures The number marks an increase on last...

The Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board ASGLB will close this month the Department for Education has confirmed The DfE said it was considering the creation of new structures to deliver on the recommendations of the Independent Review of Children's...

The number of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in care has grown by over the past year driving the latest increase in the care population Department for Education's DfE statistics on looked-after children in England released earlier this month showed the...

The number of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in care has grown by over the past year driving the latest increase in the care population Department for Education's DfE statistics on looked-after children in England showed the number of unaccompanied children...

My name is Julie and I am a qualified social worker For the majority of my social work career I was a senior practitioner in a children with disabilities team I moved to Frontline in as a Practice Tutor before joining the Curriculum team in...

Older people are being unlawfully detained in mental health hospitals in very many cases because of poor practice around the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards DoLS the Care Quality Commission has warned The CQC said that in some older people's wards...

By Shelly Reed participation co-ordinator at Coram Voice When I was taken into care at nine years old an awareness of the support I was entitled to was likely the last thing on my mind Luckily teams of professionals rallied...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This article explores occupational factors and their psychosocial effects on the quality of life of social work professionals during the first three waves of the pandemic in Spain Design was a qualitative survey research Participants reported an increase in logistical administrative and organizational difficulties perceived work saturation reduced the quality of professional life expressed in terms of work stress and professionals suggested a lack of recognition...